Redcar & Cleveland College
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Redcar & Cleveland College is a further education college, based in Redcar
, North Yorkshire
, England
. It is situated on the A1085
between Westfield and West Dyke, and very near Redcar Central railway station
. It is in an area historically known as Coatham
.
The college provides vocational courses for young people and adults in all those subject areas available in Further Education.
on 12 February 2009.
in 1709, which was rebuilt on Coatham Road in 1868. In 1963 it moved to buildings on Corporation Road, opposite the current college. The boys' grammar school and the Cleveland Grammar School for Girls, on Redcar Lane, went comprehensive in 1975, with both sixth forms merging to form the Sir William Turner’s Sixth-Form College located on Redcar Lane. The girls' grammar school became Rye Hills School
. The original school charity was the Sir William Turner Foundation.
. This site was planned to become 187 new houses. The Loftus Campus was in the Centre of Opportunity & Partnership on High Street in Loftus, North Yorkshire
.
Redcar
Redcar is a seaside resort in the north east of England, and a major town in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It lies east-northeast of Middlesbrough by the North Sea coast...
, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated on the A1085
A1085 road
The A1085 is a road that runs from Middlesbrough to Marske-by-the-Sea in the former county of Cleveland. There is a long straight part of the road whilst it passes the former ICI Wilton plant towards Redcar, this part of the road is the main road towards Redcar from the west and towards...
between Westfield and West Dyke, and very near Redcar Central railway station
Redcar Central railway station
Redcar Central railway station serves the town of Redcar in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It is located on the Tees Valley Line and operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services. Redcar Central is a staffed Monday...
. It is in an area historically known as Coatham
Coatham
Coatham is a place in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.- History :Coatham began as a market village in the 14th century to the smaller adjacent fishing port of Redcar but as their populations grew from the 1850s, the dividing space narrowed...
.
Courses
The college offers a range of full-time and part-time courses and has been acknowledged by Ofsted as providing a very supportive environment for students.The college provides vocational courses for young people and adults in all those subject areas available in Further Education.
Facilities
Students on the Hair and Beauty, Travel and Tourism, Administration and IT courses benefit from sophisticated and well-equipped facilities. These include an oriental inspired health and beauty spa, travel agency and administration bureau all of which will engage with the public to encourage preparation for work.New building - Phase 1
The college moved to a £26 million purpose-built campus building in September 2008, which provides a state-of-the-art learning environment for students. The new building offers the latest audio visual, computer and support systems, equipment and tools for students to enjoy an outstanding learning experience. The new building was officially opened by Prince Andrew, Duke of YorkPrince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York KG GCVO , is the second son, and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
on 12 February 2009.
New Building - Phase 2
The college opened a multi-million pound Higher Education Centre funded by Teesside University and the Sir William Turner's Trust Foundation, in September 2010. This centre delivers a state-of-the-art learning for students studying Higher Education courses.Grammar schools
Historically, the campus began as the Sir William Turner's Grammar School in Coatham. Sir William Turner left money to form a school in KirkleathamKirkleatham
Kirkleatham is a village in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located approximately north/northwest of Guisborough, and south of Redcar. It is near the mouth of the River Tees...
in 1709, which was rebuilt on Coatham Road in 1868. In 1963 it moved to buildings on Corporation Road, opposite the current college. The boys' grammar school and the Cleveland Grammar School for Girls, on Redcar Lane, went comprehensive in 1975, with both sixth forms merging to form the Sir William Turner’s Sixth-Form College located on Redcar Lane. The girls' grammar school became Rye Hills School
Rye Hills School
Rye Hills School is a secondary school located in Redcar in North Yorkshire, England.-Admissions:The school holds specialist Sports College status. The Local Education Authority in charge of the school is Redcar & Cleveland...
. The original school charity was the Sir William Turner Foundation.
College merger
In 1994, the sixth form college moved back to Corporation Road and merged with Cleveland Technical College to form the current college.Former campuses
The main college was the Corporation Road Campus of the College. The Connections Campus was on Redcar Lane (B1269), at the southern end of Redcar RacecourseRedcar Racecourse
Redcar Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England.Its address is Redcar Racecourse Ltd, Thrush Road, Redcar TS10 2BYRedcar is Yorkshire's seaside track, oval-shaped and perfectly flat...
. This site was planned to become 187 new houses. The Loftus Campus was in the Centre of Opportunity & Partnership on High Street in Loftus, North Yorkshire
Loftus, North Yorkshire
Loftus is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in a region between Saltburn-by-the-Sea and the North York Moors...
.
Sir William Turner's Grammar School
- Ian Bancroft, Baron BancroftIan Bancroft, Baron BancroftIan Powell Bancroft, Baron Bancroft was a British senior civil servant.He was born at Barrow-in-Furness, the son of a teacher. He was educated at Sir William Turner's Grammar School, Coatham and Balliol College, Oxford, where he read English...
CB (of Coatham in the county of Cleveland), President of the Building Centre Trust from 1987-93 - Thomas Frank Brenchley CMG, Ambassador to Poland from 1972-4, and to Norway from 1968-72
- Sir George Malcolm BrownGeorge Malcolm BrownSir George Malcolm Brown, FRS was one of the most respected geologists of the second half of the Twentieth century...
, geologist - Sir Steve BullockSteve BullockSir Steve Bullock is the first directly elected mayor of the London Borough of Lewisham .Born in Redcar, North Yorkshire, Bullock began his career as a van driver for Saltburn and Marske-by-the-Sea Urban District Council in 1972...
- Paul DanielsPaul DanielsPaul Daniels, born Newton Edward Daniels on 6 April 1938, is a British magician and television performer. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994.-Early life:...
, magician - Ralph Davison OBE, Chief Constable of Cleveland ConstabularyCleveland PoliceCleveland Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the area of former county of Cleveland in north east England. The Cleveland Police area covers approximately and has a population of over 554,000....
from 1968-76 - Prof Henry ElderfieldHenry ElderfieldProfessor Henry "Harry" Elderfield, FRS, , is Professor of Ocean Geochemistry and Palaeoclimate Research at the Godwin Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge University...
, Professor of Ocean Geochemistry and Palaeochemistry at the University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
since 1999 - Sir Rex Hunt CMG, Commander-in-Chief of the Falkland IslandsFalkland IslandsThe Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
from 1980-5 - Alan KeenAlan KeenDavid Alan Keen was a British Labour Co-operative politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Feltham and Heston from 1992 until his death.-Early life:...
, Labour MP for Feltham and Heston between 1992 and 2011 - John Lister CBE, Chief Executive of British ShipbuildersBritish ShipbuildersBritish Shipbuilders Corporation was a public corporation that owned and managed the shipbuilding industry in England and Scotland from 1977 and through the 1980s...
from 1987-9 - Raymond Pennock, Baron Pennock (of Norton in the county of Cleveland), President of the Chemical Industries AssociationChemical Industries AssociationThe Chemical Industries Association is the largest trade association for the chemical and chemistry-using industries in the United Kingdom.-Function:...
(CIA) from 1978-9, and of the Confederation of British IndustryConfederation of British IndustryThe Confederation of British Industry is a British not for profit organisation incorporated by Royal charter which promotes the interests of its members, some 200,000 British businesses, a figure which includes some 80% of FTSE 100 companies and around 50% of FTSE 350 companies.-Role:The CBI works...
(CBI) from 1980-2, and Chairman of BICCBritish Insulated Callender's CablesBritish Insulated Callender's Cables was a 20th century British cable manufacturer and construction company, now renamed after former subsidiary Balfour Beatty.-History:...
plc from 1980-4 - Sir Thomas Rapp CMG, Ambassador to Mexico from 1947-50
- Sir Robert StopfordRobert StopfordRobert Wright Stopford KCVO CBE PC was a British clergyman.-Early life and career:He was born in Garston, Liverpool and educated at Coatham School in Redcar and Liverpool College, where he was Head of House . He continued his education at Hertford College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Master...
, Bishop of LondonBishop of LondonThe Bishop of London is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 458 km² of 17 boroughs of Greater London north of the River Thames and a small part of the County of Surrey...
from 1961-73 - Donald TyermanDonald TyermanDonald Tyerman CBE was an English journalist and editor.Tyerman was born in Middlesbrough. He contracted polio at the age of three and was paralysed from the neck down, although over the next ten years he did eventually get back full use of the whole of his body except his legs - he needed splints...
CBE, Editor of The EconomistThe EconomistThe Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
from 1956-65 - Tim WilliamsonTim WilliamsonReginald Garnet "Tim" Williamson was an English football player who made 602 appearances as a goalkeeper for Middlesbrough, scoring two goals, as well as 7 appearances for England....
, footballer - Kenneth Young, Editor of the Yorkshire PostYorkshire PostThe Yorkshire Post is a daily broadsheet newspaper, published in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England by Yorkshire Post Newspapers, a company owned by Johnston Press...
from 1960-4